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      4.4

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (48,588 total reviews)
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      Sundar Pichai

      83% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

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      Google has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 48,588 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Google employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      49K reviews
      5.0
      Mar 18, 2015

      Great company

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Innovation, culture, perks, technological infrastructure.

      Cons

      Stress levels, poor work-life balance, promotion process,.

      4.0
      Mar 2, 2015

      Very good culture and benefits, so-so leadership and processes

      Global business operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      In general, a very talented, Googley workforce - but unfortunately there are still some morons and jerks, but far fewer than other tech companies. The employees are usually very ethical, approachable, and mission-focused. The (well publicized) benefits are top notch, and the comp is at or slightly above industry average IMO. Managers are generally much higher caliber than any other Fortune 500 I've worked at. People actually listen to your ideas no matter your level, as long as you exhibit clear thinking and support your claims. Obviously working here opens up a lot of future doors, and the internal transfer opportunities are varied and numerous (and encouraged). Work-life balance is about as good as you can get for a top tech company (flex hours, less pressure to be a workaholic), and it is a fairly family-friendly company.

      Cons

      There are a lot of internal inefficiencies and chaos resulting from weak leadership, flawed in-house tools, and lack of processes/controls. People are straining and working long hours just to keep the lights on, without much time and energy (and motivation) left to innovate. There are maturity and professionalism deficiencies at many levels - I especially hate the lack of ownership at times (people expecting you to do their job, passivity-laziness in planning, amateurish presentation skills). I thought this was Google? Work dedication, clear thinking, and attrition are an issue in my org. But I am coming from the perspective of Global Business and not Engineering - which is the face of Google and may be better run.

      1.0
      Feb 14, 2015

      Not worth your time. Avoid.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      None that I can think of

      Cons

      Overhyped. Not nearly as fun to work in as it seems

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